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Sweetloaf

Sweetloaf

Sweetloaf

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I'm getting a bit fed up of sequencing software and sample loops and fancied a go at some live drumming. I'm not a drummer so will be pretty much learning from scratch. I don't have room for a full acoustic kit (according to my wife :confused: ) so i was looking into something like the Alesis ION or possibly DM5.

Does anyone have any experience with these?
 
You're not going to get the same response from a bit of plastic than you are from a real drum or cymbal but electronic kits have their uses and a home studio is one of them.
The price of the Alesis Ion is too good to pass on and Alesis have been responsible for some fine drum machines in the past so they have a superb history.
 
Temporary compromise with the missus, my bro-in law can set his kit up in the kitchen for a day :D Now it's just a case of when :confused:

DM, while I have your attention, do you know much about effect pedals? I ask because I have a Zoom G21U and I'm looking into effects for a bass guitar, is there a fundamental difference between a bass pedal and a guitar pedal? I'm not going to fork out for bass effects if sticking it into my guitar unit will suffice. I know that most effects in there where designed with a normal guitar in mind but I'm only after the basics for a bass, compression, distortion, phaser and some wah.

I don't see how the bass pedal really differs as far as effect processing goes :confused:
 
Search a company called handinhand based in the UK
The provide some amazing drumkits!!

I tried some and jeez they sound amazing - perfect for the bedroom player (with headphones ya know ;) )
 
Clipsey said:
Search a company called handinhand based in the UK
The provide some amazing drumkits!!

I tried some and jeez they sound amazing - perfect for the bedroom player (with headphones ya know ;) )
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Any chance of linkage, the only place I can find is distribution for Clavia? :confused:
 
I've played on every single electric kit of the Roland range and they are impressive for electric kits. Unfortunately you'll be paying a lot for them.

Get yourself down to a Soundcontrol near you, where you can try out the kits with no obligation to buy as the main thing with these kits is what YOU feel comfortable with and not what you read on the net (although it's a good start).
 
jackgnic said:
the main thing with these kits is what YOU feel comfortable with and not what you read on the net (although it's a good start).
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Yeah, I know what you're saying but to be honest, the main thing is really how good they sound, not being a drummer to begin with I reckon would actually give you a slight advantage, not being used to a proper kit.

The Roland and Yamaha kits sound great (or certainly good enough for my needs)

If they sound crap then it's kind of the end of that idea comfort or not :)

Hard to tell due to sound quality but here are some in action, hang on...wasn't it me who asked the question? :D


 
If your main concern is sound quality (for recording) then you could get by using the drums as simply triggers and then using a virtual drum kit for the sounds, I'm not sure how you would configure this but it's definately possible.

If you want the best sounds from a module then you've really got to fork out.
 
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One of my drum students has one of those Yamaha electric kits and he raves about it. Although I've not been on it, from what I've read up on the kits they don't seem to compare to Rolands models. Do you have a budget? If you don't mind my asking, it may help us look for the most appropriate model for your needs and within your price range... As they can range from £200 to £4000!

Cheers!
 
Andelusion said:
If your main concern is sound quality (for recording) then you could get by using the drums are simply triggers and then using a virtual drum kit for the sounds, I'm not sure how you would configure this but it's definately possible.

If you want the best sounds from a module then you've really got to fork out.
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Yes, what about getting a set of trigger pads or an low end electric kit that will send MIDI trigger signals back to the computer then shell out on a sound module for the kit sounds? You can buy really decent virtual ones for the computer at about £400.
 
If there is a way to trigger something like Addictive Drums then I'm laughing but I don't trust USB devices.

I guess even the cheapest would have a Midi in/out but assigning individual sounds to each pad will probably end up as much of a headache as sequencing them.

Oh and my budget is approx £300 so the good kits are out :D
 
Sweetloaf said:
DM, while I have your attention, do you know much about effect pedals? I ask because I have a Zoom G21U and I'm looking into effects for a bass guitar, is there a fundamental difference between a bass pedal and a guitar pedal? I'm not going to fork out for bass effects if sticking it into my guitar unit will suffice. I know that most effects in there where designed with a normal guitar in mind but I'm only after the basics for a bass, compression, distortion, phaser and some wah.

I don't see how the bass pedal really differs as far as effect processing goes :confused:
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I'm not the expert on this but I would agree with you.
In the past I have used guitar effects with my bass for things like compression, reverb, chorus etc and even put it through the distortion and its worked well.
You won't break anything so give it a go.
 
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